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The Slovenian Armed Forces or Slovenian Army (SAF; Slovene: Slovenska vojska; [SV]) are the armed forces of Slovenia. Since 2003, it is organized as a fully professional standing army.
The mission of the Slovenian Armed Forces is to provide military defence of the Republic of Slovenia in cooperation with its Allies, deter military aggression against the Republic of Slovenia, establish sovereignty across the entire territory of the Republic of Slovenia, and contribute to international peace and stability within the Alliance ...
Detailing the current military strength of Slovenia including air force, army, navy, financials and manpower.
Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence is a part of the Slovenian Armed Forces. It is an integral part of the command structure, not an independent branch.
The current Slovenian Armed Forces are descended from the Territorial Defense of the Republic of Slovenia (Teritorialna Obramba Republike Slovenije; TORS), which was formed in 1968 as a paramilitary complement to the regular army of the former Yugoslav within the territory of Slovenia.
Today, the Slovenian Armed Forces is participating in twelve missions with about 300 members. Slovenian Armed Forces members also operate within the EU Battle Group and the NATO Response Force, designed to operate in operations both inside and beyond the Alliance.
Slovenia gives absolute priority to forces comprised for operations in support of peace and collective defence under the helm of NATO. What is more, the country has also adopted the required legislative and development-oriented strategic documents.
